Predation, prey refuges, and the structure of coral-reef fish assemblages

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-101

  Hixon, Mark A ^a,b   Beets, James P ^c,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^c Division of Fish and Wildlife   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

^d UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Colonization; Coral reef fish; Field experiment; Model reefs; Predation; Predator prey abundances; Prey refuges; Recruitment; Species richness; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CORAL; CORAL REEF COMMUNITY; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; GRUNT; MORAY EEL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY REFUGE; REEF; REFUGE; SEAGRASS;

VIRGIN ISLANDS, ST THOMAS; VIRGIN ISLANDS, ST. THOMAS;

EID: 0027388019     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2937124     Document Type: Article

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